Sep 12 PBS NewsHour Debuts 5-Part Series "Rethinking College" Today and All Week on Broadcast and Online The PBS NewsHour will broadcast the special 5-part series “Rethinking College.” NewsHour Correspondent and Weekend Anchor Hari Sreenivasan traveled throughout the United States to profile five cutting edge programs designed to bring non-traditional students the higher education they need to… Continue reading
Aug 25 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs youth reporters go outside, find stories in their National Parks Washington, D.C. (August 25, 2016) PBS NewsHour's STEM Student Reporting Labs program will train high school students in video journalism and send them into their local national parks to produce unique stories from America's canyons, craters and mountain… Continue reading
Aug 10 Gwen Ifill Named Recipient of 2016 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism August 10, 2016 (Washington, DC) -- PBS NewsHour co-anchor and managing editor and Washington Week moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill today was named the recipient of the 2016 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism. The award is presented… Continue reading
Aug 05 PBS NewsHour's Online and Social Efforts Demonstrate Growing Reach During RNC and DNC Washington, DC (August 5, 2016) — In addition to strong ratings on broadcast, PBS NewsHour saw momentous reach online and on social during the weeks of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Traffic on NewsHour's website for the last… Continue reading
Aug 04 Adam Sarraf Named Creative Director of the PBS NewsHour Washington, DC (August 4, 2016) — PBS NewsHour has named skilled graphic designer Adam Sarraf Creative Director for the nightly news broadcast. Sarraf, who most recently served as Art Director for the digital (website and mobile app) and broadcast rebrand… Continue reading
Aug 01 PBS NewsHour and NPR News Joint Coverage of Republican and Democratic National Conventions Seen by Nearly 30 Million Viewers Washington, DC (8.1.16) -- PBS NewsHour's joint coverage with NPR of the Republican National Convention on PBS stations nationwide July 18 – 21, 2016 and the Democratic National Convention July 25 – 28, 2016 reached 29.7 million total viewers (Nielsen Fast… Continue reading
Jul 22 PBS NewsHour and NPR News Coverage of Republican National Convention Seen by Nearly 18 Million Viewers Washington, DC (7.22.16) -- PBS NewsHour's joint coverage with NPR of the Republican National Convention reached 17.9 million total viewers (Nielsen Fast Total Audience data) on PBS stations nationwide July 18 – 21, 2016. This marked a 26% improvement on the 14.2… Continue reading
Jul 21 PBS NewsHour Nominated for 6 News and Documentary Emmy Awards Washington, DC (July 21, 2016) -- The PBS NewsHour, co-anchored by managing editors Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff, was nominated for six News & Documentary Emmy Awards from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. PBS programming received a… Continue reading
Jul 14 Educators head to D.C. for PBS NewsHour teacher workshop The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program has announced the selection of 36 educators to participate in its annual teacher workshop held in the nation’s capital. Continue reading
Jul 11 PBS NewsHour Launches Six-Part Series "The End of AIDS?" Washington, DC (July 11, 2016) – Tonight on the PBS NewsHour (check local listings), the nightly news broadcast co-anchored by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff launches "The End of AIDS?," a six-part broadcast and digital series on various… Continue reading